Forest Hills Primary School, Rugeley

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Forest Hills Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders successfully prioritise pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders provide an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum across all subjects."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a strength of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal, social and health education and relationships curriculums meet pupils' needs very well."

Achievement - Expected standard. "The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and pupils who face barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing is much higher than national averages."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders at all levels prioritise the early years."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know their school very well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the interactions staff have with children are maximised so that children benefit consistently from high-quality modelled language across all areas of learning in the early years"; "Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high standards of teaching in all subjects and year groups. They should build on the strong practice already in place in many subjects, such as reading, to ensure that pupils attain consistently well".

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Forest Hills Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 53% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Forest Hills Primary School as their first choice, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Forest Hills Primary School are Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths); The John Bamford Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); Chancel Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths); and Churchfield CofE Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 63% maths).

Forest Hills Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Forest Hills Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

67.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (32.9%) received SEN support and 7 (8.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Forest Hills Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fernwood Drive (opposite), 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Forest Hills Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 10.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Forest Hills Primary School are The Hart School (0.6 miles) and Rugeley John Taylor (1.7 miles).